Silent Sunday

     Shhhh! The only thing cuter then a sleeping pup or a sleeping baby is a sleeping pup AND baby.This week's Silent Sunday post features the adorable Caroline, 5.5 months old, and her furry friend Hunter of South Carolina. When Caroline isn't snuggled up with her favorite pooch she can be spotted around town toting her favorite toy, the Cordy Roy Frog! Caroline also enjoys her crinkly butterfly, modeling for Mommy's Instagram photos and lounging around the house with Mommy's bathrobe.

     Thank you, Amy G. for sharing this tender moment for Silent Sunday.




     To have your child(ren) featured in a Silent Sunday post please email your photo and a description of how your child enjoyed Silent Sunday or what they are doing in the photo to perfectplaydates@ymail.com.



Coming up this week:

- Petting Zoo Fun

- Park Exploration

- Finger Paint With Friends

Meeting Mr. Easter Bunny

     It's Reed's first Easter! This was not a playdate but I just had to share his adorable photo! My little social butterfly was quite excited to meet the Easter Bunny and as usual he flirted with all of the ladies working at Mr. Bunny's burrow. Haha!

Location: MacArthur Mall
Cost: Price varies depending on the quantity of photos purchased.

  Happy Easter, everyone!

                   

Story Time

Location: Barnes & Noble
Cost: Free! well... if you don't count the latte I HAD to have. LOL
How many children attended: This is a public event. Approximately 7 children attended. (age 5 months- 5 years)


What I brought and why:
- 1 soft, easy to wash blanket because Reed likes to get in the action and would never just sit in his stroller while the other kids are on the floor!
- several quiet Lamaze toys (courtesy of our friend Payton of Tales of Learning, Loving & Living  and one of our favorite dentist, Dr. M. Cantwell of Cantwell Dental Group) because while I was hoping my dear boy would like story time I wanted something to occupy him just in case!
- one tall latte because they are heaven on earth.

What I should have brought:
-  a grande latte instead of a tall just because who can ever get enough Starbucks!


     I was very excited about attending our first story time at our local Barnes & Noble. However, I was a little nervous that Reed would not share in my excitement. My husband and I make an attempt to read to Reed regularly and normally when we do Reed is rolling around, biting the book or screaming because we are not turning the pages fast enough! Hence, why I packed away a few quiet toys in our bag!

     Once we arrived I headed straight for the Starbucks (naturally) and then to the children's stage area to lay out our blanket and toys. There were several other small children there and Reed shared his blanket and toys with his new friend, B, that we met there! Much to my delight when the story teller began to read, Reed stopped playing with his toys and listened to the whole story like a little angel! (Such a master of disguise my boy is!)

     They read two short children's books followed by a brief coloring session. Reed colored his very first picture (seen below) and then he tried to eat it. Nevertheless the picture is hanging proudly on our refrigerator! Cookies were offered to all of the children for doing such a great job listening and coloring their pictures. (We, of course, had to pass on our cookie this time but maybe in a few more months!)

    All in all we had a great time and will be attending Story Time at Barnes & Noble again!

Silent Sunday

     As the weekend comes to an end it's time to take a moment to breath, smell the flowers and kick our feet up. Silent Sunday will be a weekly post featuring a precious little one (or ones if you have more then one!) relaxing, kicking back or taking a snooze!
 
   To get us started this weeks Silent Sunday model is my son, Reed. After a busy morning of playing with his toys, two walks to the park with Daddy and a trip to the grocery store, Reed is currently enjoying a peaceful nap in his new rocking chair.

     To have your child(ren) featured in a Silent Sunday post please email your photo and a description of how your child enjoyed Silent Sunday or what they are doing in the photo to perfectplaydates@ymail.com.


 Coming up this week:

- A trip to see the Easter Bunny!

- Story time

- Planning is under way for our Finger Paint With Friends party!

Park Play

Location: Princess Anne Park
Cost: Free!
How many children attended: 4 (ages 7 months - 4yrs)

What I brought and why:
   - 1 chenille blanket...perfect for pictures and keeping our bottoms dirt free
   - Wooden blocks to help entertain Reed and our other small friends! Wooden blocks are not only fun chew toys for a teething baby but they also improve small motor skills. Stacking the blocks several high and letting your baby knock them over also helps to develop your child's sense of cause and effect.
   - Captain Calamari. Why? Because we never leave home without him!
   - A few additional toys for Reed to share with his friends.

What I should have brought:
   - 1 quilt instead of chenille. After one 2 hour trip to the park, 4 stomping, rolling children and a whole lot of mulch my poor chenille blanket will now live in the trunk of my SUV as a back up park blanket! Ya live and ya learn, I guess!

    This was our first trip to Princess Anne Park. Princess Anne Park is a quiet little park in the middle southern portion of the city. It has several covered areas, great for picnics and small birthday parties! The play equipment is very faded, or loved as I like to say, but appears to be in great condition with several different slides, monkey bars, and swings.

    As soon as we arrived we ran straight to the swings! Honestly, Reed would play on the swings all day if I'd let him! He enjoyed being pushed by his new friend, A. Later, we spread out the blanket, broke out our blocks and had a little lunch in the shade.

        

         

This event was sponsored by Moms In Need of Fun.

Introduction

My name is Laura, I'm a late 20 something woman of many hats but my main focus is as a stay at home mom to my sweet, high energy 7 month old son, Reed Maximus (ReMax). When ReMax came into our life September 6th, 2011 we spent most of our days, as all families with a new baby do, just trying to survive! Making countless bottles, changing diapers in our sleep and trying to squeeze in a 10 minute nap at every opportunity.

Fast forward 7 months and my rough, tough, tumbling baby boy wants nothing to do with quite days at home! He wants to explore and go on adventures which has led me to create this blog as a place to store our exciting tales, trivial matters and  magical moments.
(And to share how we created them!)

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Meet Laura.